Back in 2004, Client Customer Evolution began its tradition of honoring the Christmas holidays with the Christmas-in-Virginia.com website. Hard to believe, that was eight years ago. In 2010, we embarked on the second Holiday adventure.

 

Before the Miller & Rhoads downtown Richmond flagship store closed its doors in 1990, its beautifully decorated display windows rivaled those of Macy’s in New York City. Last year, we were contacted by the new tenant, the Hilton Garden Inn, and asked to help them “bring back the windows” of the historic Miller & Rhoads department store building. As a result, the Miller & Rhoads Charity Christmas Tree Contest was born and has since taken on a life of its own!

 

We revived the beloved Christmas window tradition on the Grace Street side of the building with twenty shimmering Christmas Trees, each decorated by one of Richmond’s many fine non-profit organizations. We first decided to create a Christmas tree contest with the winning non-profit receiving a cash prize, but soon thereafter added a charity auction to the event. Everyone involved was convinced that this should be an annual event, so we already have forty charities committed to decorate a tree for the 2011 Miller & Rhoads Charity Christmas Tree Contest & Auction. One hundred percent of the auction proceeds are paid directly to their respective charities.

 

As gratified as we were with the results of the Richmond charity Christmas event, our vision with Christmas-in-Virginia.com was always to showcase the wonders of the season all over the Commonwealth. Therefore, we are pleased to announce a state-wide quest to find the private Virginia home most elegantly decorated for Christmas. We enthusiastically encourage everyone to join in and enjoy the 2011 Virginia Christmas House.